In a landmark study, scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have mapped the immense halo of gas enveloping the Andromeda galaxy, our nearest large galactic neighbor. …read more Source:: Science
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Astronomers discover 2,000-year-old remnant of a nova
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•Researchers have discovered the remains of a nova in a galactic globular cluster, located near the center of Messier 22. The finding, using modern instruments, confirms one of the oldest …read more Source:: Science
Close galactic encounter leaves ‘nearly naked’ supermassive black hole
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•Astronomers have found the shredded remains of a galaxy that passed through a larger galaxy, leaving only the smaller galaxy’s nearly-naked supermassive black hole to emerge and speed away at …read more Source:: Science
Using oxygen as a tracer of galactic evolution
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•A new study casts light on how young, hot stars ionize oxygen in the early universe and the effects on the evolution of galaxies through time. The study presents the …read more Source:: Science